Motoring.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13704, 19 September 1908, Page 2 (Supplement)

Motoring.

CONTINENT OF AUSTRALIA! CROSSED. (" The Press' 1 Christ clmrch.) Hurrah for the ovorhind motorist!, Port Darwiu was rvachfcd on Thursday isayn the Adelaide " Kejjkt-er" of August SJlst). Every true sportsman will givo tht'iii a t'kvr on the sneosisful culmination-of their long ami difficult trip. 1 it i* an . mtjnti ■■to be proud of—this' .piofH"t!r ' run on •u. motor cut! across tins cunfifottit—and- (banks to the enterprise of Mr H. H. Button and Uk* resource of hj» companion ami meohanic Mr 11.- Xf. Aunger the hououc has b<«a won for and plnewl to the credit of the Slut* nuwfc otntityed ?t<» it. A delays to Port Darwiu by >ttHi>te)r! It- was a daring projmition from thfcfimt, and more than o«» who waft well aequtiltit* td with tlw overland route prapbetijfeit mt«in failure. Th« oflds undoubtedly did not appear to ho in favour of, tjfa nioiorir>tt»; hat tbero watt alwny&.A chfcuco tlwV these prophets, through Jack of knowledge, had uuderraitHl the pa* p;t!iiliii<-s of ;v high-classf uplodatv pe!rol machine in skilled liand!f» and tiia lnatorisfs sot quietly to work U». prepare for tbo trip by no meant; confident "of but determined to uiako a liold bit to «c----complkh tlk'ir ohjcct. Now they' are at tlH'ii* jounicy's end, but rwn with the flush of triumph tiny would probably Im» prepared to admit, that thedifticUltfcs pre. setitikl by r the roitto were rmi in llifc least.' exaggerated. • • •••• >•-•»• - The details of thotr initial fittrnifrti hw» well knnwn->~linw %hey eovm»d th«> tirftfc 1200 milt* nf the distance and o\r- ; ing to this boggy mtum of the-country, cot»«Dqn«ub upon tlu> htavy tropical rainfall, had to abandon their- car and tvrura to Adelaide by pack-bome and train, rndatmied by this temporary setback, bow*wr, t-feey ■ fitted up another <sttv~* mm 25 h. p. Talbot, fitted wtUs Miohetin sine! studded tyreiv<w»d again Mttpi tto trip —•this time at ,v)»«» favourably «#aa<m of tho y«<ur. Tli«v oa the fonnwr oe«u»ion stood thm in gon<& stead, and it wm «»v*idenw oftho lowfiiglit originally displayed that, 4h« oqulpinfill- adopted wan practically the samo a* t»n the first trip. ICxoeik-uU rim« woro iuado daily in tin* *-arly titan's, hut jis tin* inwi- difficult. country waa it-aclnd progress bt'catiio slower. .*Tb* beit dav'« run was made bu July 2nd, when lit* 158 roil** f*om ; l\<ersl»oTg to Metrtimerna w<>re *ov< ivd. and one of tlw h.-ijitttit pam ua* a motion l«t\r«*n Coward and Oodna hv mile*?—which on powl road* I wuld li.nv I wen Ir-ft fx*hind in 20 min> I UN« or cM-cupied honrH. ' - ' w nothing nwnatkablo almni t!«« trip judged purely an a liuw. }x?rfarw. anee for the dlMwiee. Mr A. McDoaaj.i, tlh< telegraph operator, ten y*-ar# cvdetl from wa to m>« in th» <ippo*ifc di. reti ion in 28 days 15}ir 30tnin, ami Mr / David Lim!*rty, tbrt Explorer. «xK«t w«tit through on «;,t»U'l nnd heiw» in 3? da>*, 'ltie motorwi*, how«v*r. «>tat«d at Hie nut - *c»i, that had «o intmtkm jo aU*<k ivronix, 'Uk-j- havft occupied 51 *lay«i, mid, roughly. 42 iraveiling d«vt, Tli'jr avcr,tg« works miL nt close on SSO a d«>y, 'f} M , trip wifl undoubtedly rank a* tl»0 most im|K»rtant event in anioHi'iliiiium in A»4and will in it thrniujthftut Uk* world. Mr#?,. ally nn liiov'. of ilk> <»sh<fr fiav» ***» c.rt>w*«l by inftfi'ir. Tin* »i«nr; j* ri'm.tvkntiii- when i( i», that at JO9Q ini)ft« of this journey Wat i htvnigli rotiMi'y, Ix'Jwt wi!ti inrmy 015«t.,, !<«*, mi< h n« *iinddriff». ; waidi"Hi*. ! isiot; ontijoairntrnin of rkcrtib, ami f*'Uah. r.„ky whirl) msdr th 6 aJl ! !|,- 11101.- difiumh, 11«. v^ i ovjjsiui^t ton ot tii).rjti'sn Willi Jhn trip wa« <■! Ut.- h <adfr, To stipph- |« ;ml atw for «j« h a lengthy j uuru*y j hrfistglt prtrtirsilv oiitnhahitr*! jkari»v Mirsirrt-.-i t ( lalnmr. <-*sw-i»w«> rArt'hjl dsr«-t w«fAri.s<if !b« 'trip tnti't f»" «* <»ri by fr«»ns many jM>in s « of vifw. nioivv «-}>rs"»;»l!y a* <ls." whi«h S« btfjlt for a? 3 }{ «vftttk tbn s»r<iitiary rtiavj® go 1J- i in «•>*•». !'*■"! )'•"«!<'i, l«fn. i«* r»JU bj!=«y in tx-aoHs'ing «r*rkn which :<tt- im<ijtinf}<fi in difficult)*** in ?u»y jaf! ni tjij-. woiM. h j.» little }rl* jbsn itiAt"' Vflioits S bat fi!vmni(<r tvr--* -,lioti|d Iji» able of t'ttifh" rtwine an "IMaw utwtrr #»*<!» trying HntmwtiiiMw. If»ib««*irt the T.d!*<t car b-t* held "pridt* rtf- plaiv. for liiil rUmhinij ofMb«liiw>#. It. l»a* sko doiw' w r-53 >ti tW r«-f*-o». s>fOO. mil* trial in England, bnt is h ftblf wltrtb<r jl* prr.«d«?nt a«lmirt«r woubl itiivp cntny,i<fvd it of aioli i* tHumph a* Iwinu ablo io tra**f« Am* traliA «o Mice*.'**fully, *